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Export ban for Taiwan firms a stern warning for separatist forces: Beijing
Beijing has banned the export of dual-use items to eight Taiwan-based aerospace and shipbuilding companies, including suppliers to the Taiwanese military. The move was hailed by the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office as a “stern warning against...

Australia expects Chinese spying during major war games, renews warning over Pacific military base
SYDNEY, July 13 — Australia’s government said today it expects China to spy on major military drills it is conducting with the United States and other allies. It also renewed a charge — denounced by Beijing as a “false narrative” — that China...

Taipei Fubon Bank opens first Seoul office to bolster Asia-Pacific push
Taipei Fubon Bank has officially launched its first representative office in Seoul, advancing the group’s push to expand across the Asia-Pacific region. Fubon Financial Holding, the bank's parent company, said Tuesday that the office opened its...

ASU sees boost in number of student Fulbright Awards for 2025–26
Nineteen students and recent graduates from Arizona State University have been offered awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2025–26 academic year. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural...

Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Overview A Taiwanese filmmaker might've made your favourite movie, although you may not realise that. Adored the original The Wedding Banquet? A fan of Brokeback Mountain? Loved Life of Pi? Still in awe at Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's action...

A.P. CM orders satellite survey for crop mapping to ensure better income of farmers
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at a review meeting on agriculture and allied sectors on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the officials to conduct a comprehensive...

President Tinubu’s historic visit to Saint Lucia: Renewing and expanding the Nigeria-Caribbean partnership
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official state visit to Saint Lucia this past week was a watershed moment in the relationship between Nigeria and the Caribbean. The only previous official visit to the Caribbean was that of President Goodluck...

Taiwan seeks voice at ICAO event: source
Taiwan will ask its diplomatic and unofficial allies to raise the issue of China’s decision to unilaterally launch a new flight route in the Taiwan Strait at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) assembly in September, a...

Taiwan's war games won't stop inevitable reunification with China — Defense Ministry
BEIJING, July 8. /TASS/. Taiwan’s Han Kuang drills will do nothing to deter China's People's Liberation Army and cannot stop the inevitable reunification of the two intertwined territories, stated Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Bin,...

Taiwan's consumer price index eases to 1.37%, a 4-year low: DGBAS
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) declined for the third consecutive month in June, with the year-on-year growth rate falling to 1.37 percent, the lowest in more than four years, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...

Taiwan's exports rise for 20th straight month to new high in June
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Taiwan's exports in June reached a new monthly high of US$53.32 billion, marking a 33.7 percent increase from the previous year and the 20th consecutive month of growth, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported on Tuesday....

Taiwan to ask allies to raise China flight route issue at ICAO meet: Source
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Taiwan will ask its diplomatic and unofficial allies to raise China's decision to unilaterally launch a new flight route in the Taiwan Strait at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) triennial assembly in...

Legally illiterate playing with fire
The political drama surrounding the corruption investigation into former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) involvement in the Core Pacific City redevelopment project has escalated into a phase in which keyboard warriors have become directors and the...

Taiwan begins military drills to counter China threats

Taiwan accuses China of endangering aviation safety with illegal flight corridor
Taipei [Taiwan], July 8 (ANI): Taiwan plans to ask its diplomatic partners and friendly nations to bring up China's unilateral launch of the W121 flight path at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly this September, amid...

President Trump’s Iran Attack Did Not Increase Deterrence on the World Stage
The US strike on Iran was a surprising military and political development. It went completely against President Trump’s long held beliefs and publicly declared intentions about staying out of international conflict — even if it made good on his...
Former senior official of Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League gets life sentence for bribery
TAIYUAN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Li Yuefeng, a former executive vice chairperson of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, was sentenced to life in prison for bribery. The sentence was handed down by a court in Taiyuan,...

Taiwan detecs 20 Chinese air sorties around its airspace
Taipei [Taiwan], July 8 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 20 sorties of Chinese aircraft around its airspace. As per the MND, of the 20 aircraft, 13 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern,...

Dixon sees margin boost in FY26, bets big on camera, display units
Dixon Technologies expects its operating margins to improve by 120-130 basis points in FY26 and go up even higher in FY27 after a full ramp-up of its new component business, with management expecting to more than compensate for the loss in PLI...
Albanese won’t say if Australia would follow the US to war over Taiwan
“There’s a conversation about command structure, about alignment of assets. We would want, in any scenario, a clear sense of what we can expect from Australia,” he said in an interview. Loading “There seems to be a hyper-emphasis on Taiwan in...